In front of the garage, I could hear the two men arguing. They are confronting each other with a tremendous amount of swordplay. Apparently they hadn't noticed me.

'Why did you run into me over there!　You wouldn't have to crash all the way down to you...⁉︎
So you're going to fall off a cliff and retire completely...⁉︎ I'm not satisfied with such an ending.
'Because..........　If you don't, you'll be retired too...!

　Next, Princess Berrietta's face turned down with sadness.

'I'm not retired yet. It's still possible. Fortunately, we are drivers and technicians," he said, "we can fix the car and make it run. We can fix the car on site and get it running. It's hard to win, but you want to finish the race, don't you?

　Indeed, under the rules, if you don't declare a retirement and you haven't gone over the stipulated time, it's OK to repair the car. Of course, if anyone other than the driver is on the course, that team will be disqualified.
　With a clatter, Prince Rupheus stands up, putting the tools in a large toolbox.
　Princess Berrietta remains prone and unmoving. The crown prince takes that princess's hand and half-heartedly pulls her along.

''Anyway, let's go back over there. It's not too late to think about it.''
Yes.

　They transitioned from the pit point gate to the obstacle course.
　Prince Rupheus is quite a man of action, isn't he? Well, when he captured that old lady's fiancé, he was the first to act. Well, it sounds like he had a personal grudge.
　I hope he manages to get back to racing. This final course has a long time limit, so there's a good chance that I'll be able to make it back.
　When I looked into my garage, I saw that the mini-robots were working on Brunhild. Oh, it's being fixed faster than I thought. Wasn't there that much damage?
　Come to think of it, there are no scorch marks on the body of the car. It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.　Was that wind magic that blew up?
　d*mn ... I was fooled. If this was it, I probably wouldn't have had to retire. We're early.
　And I underestimated the power of those mini-robots. When I thought about it, these guys are the fruits of ancient civilization's technology. That's why they're so good. They can even handle frame gears, right?

(Oops!　The Felsen just ran into the Trimochi Zone.　He tries to force his way forward but it's not working!　What a powerful trichotillomania!　Meow⁉︎ King Felsen got out of his car and lifted his own car.

　On the small imaging panel (monitor) in the garage, I could see King Felsen lifting his car once again, smeared in sticky tripe. What the hell is this guy doing....
　He tried to carry the car out of the trimotchi zone, but of course his own feet were caught in the trimotchi.
　It was only then that I realized, 'Shit! King Felsen was shown with a look on his face, "No, no, no, no, no!
　I managed to get to my feet, but I got tangled up in the melted candy-like trichotillomies and couldn't hold my ground, and eventually lost my balance and the whole car fell over.

''Noooooooo!''

　And yet it is still wriggling around, trying to get out. The sight of it was like being caught in a trapper set up in the kitchen...no, let's not say that.
　With this, the Felsen will be practically retired.
　It would be difficult for Prince Ruffeus and Princess Berrietta to win, so that leaves Lapidus-san's Swan, Rosetta and Monica's Silver Star, and then Nia's Red Cat.
　These three cars were all made by Rosetta and her friends, so there shouldn't be much difference between them in terms of specifications. So the rest depends on the skill of the driver, though.
　While the Swan and the Silver Star were clearing the Trimochi zone set up on the obstacle course, Nia was clearing it in a very dangerous way. Are you okay, that guy?
　In the divided sub-screen at the edge of the monitor, I could see King Felsen struggling to escape the Torimochi. You should have retired for good.
　On the sub-screen below, I could see Prince Rufus and Princess Berrietta reaching the Straits Zone and heading to their car. ........I wonder if the repairs are okay.
　I was curious, so I headed to the site with [Gate]. I'm retired and I don't know anything about cars, so I can't help you, though.

'How's it going?　Do you think it will be fixed?
"Your Majesty?

　The crown prince, who had opened the hood to check something, looked up at the sound of my voice.

''The demon motive's activation mark and the aether line are completely burned out. The acceleration was quite unreasonable, you know. I was so focused on the strength of the vehicle's body that I didn't work on the strength inside the magic motive.

　The crown prince squeezed out his voice as if he regretted it. The body of the vehicle was not safe, and one of the rear wheels was distorted.

''What about that one?''

　He also called out to Princess Berrietta, who had removed her tires. The Strain has had both of its front wheels removed and is now in a rear car.

''It looks like one of the front wheels has fallen into the sea and we can't run like this. I thought that if we put the remaining wheels in the middle and made it into three wheels, we could somehow get it running, but...

　
　That's something......... I thought, and she showed me the object that had fallen under the seat. When I saw it, I couldn't help but let out an "aha" sound.
　That's a steering wheel, isn't it?

It's broken. In pursuit of speed, strength was a secondary consideration, so...

　There's no point in resurrecting it as a trike then. If it can't turn....
　.........hmm?
　I compare the two broken down cars in front of me. The two of them looked at me and the other car as well, and soon their gazes crossed.
　Ah.

"You know........it's not possible to fit two cars together or anything like that,
That's it!

　Of?　I pull my voice back to ask, "What do you think? It looks like I can do it. I certainly didn't say that the rules don't allow us to run together.

'Is the Strain's magic motive the type that's loaded on the Kieris carriage in Isengard?
Yeah. Terion. Pretty high end, even for a golem carriage.
All right, that's good. I'll do the transfer of the demon motive.
'I'm going to replace the tires on the Strain with the warped ones on the Triharan. Oh, and be careful not to remove the blue pin first, or the etheric liquid will leak.
Okay.

　They were giving each other instructions, which I couldn't understand, and the work was progressing at an amazing speed.

I see..... I see........you're shifting the start-up mark a little bit. No wonder it shouldn't cause any interference.
"Wow..... So this part is supplemented by this part to increase the durability of this part. This one too.........

　Even though the situation is quite severe, the two of them are smiling happily. I don't know what's going on.

It's an opportunity. All at once, we're getting closer.
"...there's our boyfriend, God of the wild.
Terrible!　Your sister is the god of love!

　I sigh lightly at the usual voice that comes from behind me. 'I'm not surprised anymore when you show up out of nowhere.

'We're beginning to recognize each other. It's still a faint infatuation, but it's definitely growing.
Yeah?

　I don't know, but if that kind of God says so, then it must be so, right?　What do you mean, we were just getting into a shouting match just a few minutes ago, and now we're getting along?
　I guess we've always had the same interests and our personalities didn't disagree. I guess it's just that our gears clicked together.

"Oops!　The White Swan, running at the top, is suddenly stranded by a cat and his son crossing in front of her.

　Huh?　As Nantaro is talking about something I don't understand, I link my vision to the Valkyrie kid who is in charge of filming.
　Then I see a family of cats and a cat crossing in front of the stationary "Hakucho" in a row. Long!　How many kittens do you have?
　Is this an obstacle on the course⁉︎?
　The second Silver Star, which is chasing after me, stops on the spot. Oh, no. They caught up with me.
　The cat's crossing continues without end. Lapis-san and Rosetta are just making troubled faces, but Monica is starting to get annoyed. Well, I know the feeling.
　At this rate, Nia will catch up with us. Oh, look, they're coming from behind.
　When Nia sees the kittens too, she brakes suddenly and stops. In the end, the three cars ended up lined up in the same position.
　What a horrible trap, in a way. It's extremely comforting, though.

'Meow meow..... Nya..........

　Well... Nyan Taro is a ketsi.
　There might be 101 kittens in the car.
　Oh, Monica jumped out of the car. She can't stand it anymore and is going to carry the kittens to the other side by herself.
　Just as Monica was about to gently lift one of the crossing kittens.

Meow-meow! A kitty will fall on the floor.

　The images of the kittens shake. Illusionary magic!　Monica tries to touch the kittens one by one, but they all just slip through and have no substance.
　Nia's Red Cat No. jumped out. Following it, Lapis-san's swan ship started to run as well. Waiting for Monica to return to her car, the Silver Star also started off.
　In other words, that phantom is stalling for time. That's a nasty thing to do, totally.

　Fiiiiin..........................

　The magic-moving passenger car 《Aether Vehicle》 assembled by Crown Prince Rufus and Princess Berrietta was connected to the rear hook of the Triharan, and the Strain, which had only the rear wheels, was connected to the rear hook of the Triharan, and had six wheels.
　Even though the Strain would be treated as retired if the Triharan was running alone, I couldn't deny that it felt forced.
　That Triharan.........or is it the Trirain because it was combined?　s magic motive has been roaring from earlier, but it doesn't activate at all. Is the magic power not circulating properly?

''Please, make it move...!
Please move ... please!

　Prince Rupheus sits in the driver's seat and lets the magic flow through him. Princess Berrietta watches from the passenger seat as if praying for it.
　Hmm?　Hey, now...

It's happening!
Yes!

　Doo-rung!　And with a loud roar, the demonic motive that had been silent a moment ago suddenly woke up. With a roar, the residue light of the etheric liquid gleamed out from the rear muffler.

''Let's go!''
Yes!

　The Trilain, reborn as a sixth wheel, started out of the strait area at a tremendous pace. In the blink of an eye, she became small and invisible.

"Oh, fast, fast. I can't see it anymore.
Hanakoi, didn't you use your divine power just now?
What?　I don't know what it is, you know.

　It's a bit of a blur, but the reason why that demonic motive worked properly is because my sister did something. I felt a small amount of divine energy move through me. I don't even know what she did.

"A maiden in love's prayer is always accompanied by a miracle.

　Sister Hanakoi smiled happily as she winked.